Wonderful Dharma Appears

Magic used by magical girls is usually tailored to them—bright, beautiful, inspiring.

Yet what Wang Chuan just used far exceeded Xingyu’s and Jin Wang’s understanding.

If the magic of magical girls is like light‑filled hope, his is like necromancy from a Western fantasy: made solely for killing.

“Odd as it is, there’s no doubt that this is magic we recognize,” Xingyu analyzed coldly. “Just… a different branch than what we use.”

“Is there a traitor in the Magical Alliance?” Jin Wang asked.

“Don’t know. Maybe he isn’t from the Alliance at all. But that’s not the point—if that dimensional beast can use magic, then it’s acquired many more abilities!”

Xingyu felt how thorny the problem was.

Even if the beast isn’t truly Plunder‑Light level, this one magical capability alone is dangerous enough.

But it seems to make no difference to Herrera.

“Regeneration—it’s hard, right?” Luo You’s tone was relaxed. She clasped her hands behind her back, shifted her feet lightly, and began closing in on Wang Chuan.

“?!”

Wang Chuan leapt back, shouting, “You think this ends like this!?”

His body left the Super‑large Star Ring; he leapt down toward the nearer Sea of Realms.

He merely approached the Sea of Realms, and special, incomprehensible substances from its waters peeled off, sucked in in a storm‑like inhalation, restoring the beast’s damaged body in moments.

Despite just having been crushed, Wang Chuan showed not a trace of fear—his expression still brimming with confidence.

Confidence borne of power, of strength yet unused.

“You sound very confident.”

“Of course.” Wang Chuan’s war fervor swelled, magical energy roaring in gusts.

“Though I’d heard of it, your Three Lives, Ten Directions Pure Land really lives up to its reputation.” Luo You narrowed her eyes.

“You know me well.”

“Not many people know even the name Three Lives, Ten Directions Pure Land. Only some especially proud magical girls ever boasted about it. Few truly know.”

“But among the Others—that organization—some do.”

“I remember now!”

Luo You recalled: the time she helped the Others escape in the Sea of Realms, the goods they traded with the Tide‑Seekers included something shaped like a ram‑head‑monkey creature, similar to this Ram‑Head Centipede! Its appearance was slightly different, probably because it had absorbed Sea of Realms matter.

Thus, it can be confirmed: Wang Chuan’s origin ties in with the Others.

[Must be one of Aula’s doing again.]

Luo You was very familiar with that woman. Aula was the core brain behind the Others—though she held no official high rank, her importance exceeded many who were second or third in command. She mattered more than many of them, perhaps even more than the formal leader.

“Looks like there are signs after all.”

Wang Chuan smiled with full confidence: “Your Pure Land has that wondrous effect of absorbing and converting all manner of energy. But I believe there is no such thing as an invincible body forever!”

“Provided you can break it.”

“I will!”

“Words are cheap. What will you actually do?”

“By overwhelming quantity! Magic is power. More power means stronger!”

Wang Chuan revealed his hand, exposing his truest card.

“You know how much magic has been poured into the Singularity Core daily—it must be enough to shatter your invincible Pure Land!”

Each day, more than ten magical girls infuse magic into the Core. Over time, the stored magic equals the combined potential of hundreds of magical girls. Even if Wang Chuan unleashed a hundred spells in one breath, his magic might still not exhaust entirely.

But that is theory.

“Though I don’t know where you came from or where you learned magic, you can’t master its essence! Even if you hold huge magical power, technique matters. The gap is real!” Luo You believed firmly: no one can use magic better than magical girls.

“Let’s see whether you can handle that!”

Wang Chuan built a powerful magic array behind him; his form vanished into spatial distortion, leaving no trace.

Many types of magic—multipurpose, adaptable—are what make this sort of fight tricky. He believed it would be hard to pierce Luo You’s defenses, and he waited for his chance.

“This so‑called overwhelming quantity just turns into cheap tricks, huh?”

Luo You sneered. Her hair gradually turned deep red.

The battlefield, filled with urgent tension, lulled into a calm as though everything were settled.

After more than a full minute, Luo You swept out an orange beam to her front‑right. The mountains and rivers stilled; the air felt locked solid. Then came the sound of shattering—

The illusion of spatial disappearance around Wang Chuan collapsed. His body nearly broke with it. He tried to repair using the Sea of Realms yet again.

“Just that?” Luo You scoffed.

“Enjoy your pride.”

Wang Chuan let out a cold laugh.

“The corruption is complete… You should be familiar with it, right? The power Chi Yu once had—I will show it to you anew!”

An unimaginably tremendous surge of magic exploded from him. The clouds were torn apart; the sky cracked open. His magic cascaded, far surpassing the scale he had demonstrated in the Jiuming Sea’s Xingyue attack.

Powerful, overwhelming magic surrounded Wang Chuan. It was unlike anything ordinary girls can sense. Nightmarish phenomena erupted: bizarre lights, strange jing notes streaming ceaselessly.

“This! This is the strength Chi Yu held! Hidden to all before, now resplendent in my hands!”

Wang Chuan exulted, screaming. Chi Yu’s magic is known for its bloody horror—its truth lies in this Plunder‑Light dimensional beast!

Who would’ve guessed that the once invincible Chi Yu was only an unknown girl in those days, practicing the same magic as everyone else; only after contact with that beast’s blood and the wildly mutated Sea of Realms matter did her magic mutate, giving her the terrifying reputation.

Now, controlling this Plunder‑Light beast’s body, he had obtained power purer, stronger than Chi Yu’s original.

Wang Chuan believed—even if Chi Yu herself were to return, she could not rival him now!

Below, the tension in the air wrapped around Yan Jin, Tun Yu, and the others. The wind lashed their faces. A nauseating aura radiated from him.

“This—is this really magical power?!” Tun Yu gasped. It felt not at all like what she knew.

“Then who is Chi Yu?” Jin Wang asked in frustration.

He had said so much, and she still didn’t understand. This Chi Yu whose strength was spoken of—had she wielded this kind of power?

“I only heard talk of her in the Linglong Tower. I don’t know the details.”

“I only heard from Manjusaka. She was a magical girl.”

Her eyes blazed as she stared down at Wang Chuan, discerning his essence.

“I think what her true power was—the corruption, the decaying breath that could pollute everything! Converting the magic we stored in the Singularity Core into something else—that was her real trump card!”

If his original body truly was this Plunder‑Light beast, then the purity of Sea of Realms matter within him must be of appalling concentration.

Dimensional beasts spend their lives absorbing Sea of Realms matter. Upon reaching Plunder level, that matter inside them undergoes transformation—gradually evolving into the unique substance Plunder‑Light creatures possess.

Originating in the Sea of Realms, yet different from it.

Just like the Plunder‑Light that broke into the Jiuming Sea four years ago: its Sea of Realms matter altered the climate of Jiuming Sea permanently; winter winds blew all year long. Its power was uncanny and unpredictable!

Such concentration of Sea of Realms matter is lethal to ordinary beings; magical girls too.

“Be careful… Herrera.”

Foyu clenched her fist, worry written on her face.

…

The surging fluctuation of magic waves reached far; giant waves rose within the Sea of Realms.

Before them stood a figure so mad and wild it seemed able to draw the whole world into a tsunami of destruction.

Around him was magic that exceeded anything the Three Lives, Ten Directions Pure Land could contain.

But Luo You showed no fear.

“You really understand nothing…”

She sighed, then launched the question that chilled Wang Chuan.

“You’re not doing this to avenge Chi Yu, are you?”

“—!”

Wang Chuan froze, breath caught.

The storm of power he unleashed faltered.

“You’re simply intoxicated by her strength. You want the secret of her power for yourself. That’s why you made so many preparations, isn’t it?”

The false mask torn off, Wang Chuan was silent for a moment, then smiled coldly.

“So what if I am?”

“You do not deserve to hold her power.”

Luo You’s words came as cold as the underworld’s glacier flowing into the world.

“Moreover, you’ve completely misjudged. Chi Yu’s power wasn’t nearly as shallow as you believe.”

“Keep lying if you must. People say you were close to Chi Yu—you should know how deep her strength really ran.” Wang Chuan frowned.

“Whether I do or don’t—you’ll know once you actually feel it.”

Wang Chuan’s eyes widened; he wove the maelstrom of magic per his will—various spells materializing in the world around!

Sea‑waves smashed the sky, thunder rattled, gray mist churned, land sank…

He cast over ten spells at once!

Whether their actual destructive strength was severe or not, what was visible was too terrifying; any weak‑willed person might lose control!

Some spells were familiar to magical girls; others twisted by the corrupt power in him, became something else—more lethal!

“Show without substance.”

Luo You remained serene. These terrifying displays were mostly show—only three of the spells had real power. The rest were paper tigers.

Even a Ten Seat cannot cast more than three spells at once—that isn’t about how much power you have, but about technique.

As I’ve always said: Wang Chuan cannot use magic better than magical girls. Even if he stole great power from the Singularity Core, his technique is still a weak point.

“Enough— I’ve tested your cards enough. Let’s end this.”

Luo You murmured, lightly brushing the dark blue gemstone ring on her ring finger.

“Deep Blue Impact…”

The air around seemed dragged by suspect force, as though the world were burning; time itself twisted and bent. The energy coalesced like nuclear fission, swelling without bound.

Like a world‑ending meteor entering the atmosphere, spewing unbearable light—this deep‑blue shockwave was visible even to orbital stations.

—!

Under this light, magical anomalies all across the Sea of Realms gate, twisted by Wang Chuan’s influence, collapsed in an instant, vanishing into chaotic fragments of magic swirling outward!

“Wh‑what…”

Wang Chuan tried to speak but couldn’t. His enormous frame was blasted away by unseen force, skidding across the ground for countless meters, until colliding with a mountain wall. Half his body buried in rubble, he finally came to rest.

Clack.

Luo You’s elegant foot landed in front of him. Surrounded by the blue radiance, she exuded the presence of a war god.

She looked at the ruined Wang Chuan.

“Having such vast magical power but unable to wield truly strong magic—if this were another Ten Seat with what you have, they could at least hold their own.”

“Magic has ranks—from the weakest (Fifth Rank) up to the strongest (First Rank).”

“The strongest magic you just displayed barely qualifies as Third Rank—a mid‑tier magic girl, not even First Type.”

“Whether it’s because you never had exposure, or because you saw it and simply couldn’t learn—you know as well as I do that it doesn’t matter. Either way, your defeat was sealed.”

Wang Chuan lay in rubble, neglecting even to repair his body, completely stricken with confusion.

“Impossible… I—No way… I had Chi Yu’s power… Could I really have gone this wrong? How could this—Impossible!”

He screamed in hysteria as his body rapidly tried to repair, dense, frightful Sea of Realms matter sweeping toward Luo You!

If that’s the case—then abandon this stolen power and fight with the beast’s own might!

Luo You relaxed, a satisfied smile curling her lips.

“Though you boast and brag about how mighty you are, saying you fully possess Chi Yu’s strength… You’ve gone down the wrong path entirely. The true secret of Chi Yu’s supremacy? I’ll show it to you, you pitiful creature.”

“What!?”

Wang Chuan, nearly engulfed in madness, froze and stared at her.

Could this woman truly perfectly recreate Chi Yu’s splendor?

Around Luo You, golden snow began to fall. Unlike the aggressive orange‑gold of the Three Lives, Ten Directions Pure Land, this was pure gold—soft, serene. It felt like witnessing lives past and present, soul‑stealing and heart‑capturing.

The golden snow touched the ground without melting; instead, golden lotuses bloomed! They twisted and intertwined behind Luo You, growing upward to her height. Golden fruits the size of coins appeared at the tips; she plucked them and placed them in her mouth.

“Yu Wushuang · Mystic Blossoms Come to Be.”

The powerful aura surged, like the centerpiece of a divine war.

It condensed into a terrifying magical shadow, falling over Wang Chuan’s face filled with fear.